 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Cubells Ridaura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-01-17)17 January 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1964(1964-03-13) (aged 64) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1932 | Valencia | 299 | (279) |
| Total | 299 | (279) | |
| International career | |||
| 1925 | Spain | 5 | (1) |
| 1922–1923 | Valencian Community | 2 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1943–1946 | Valencia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eduardo Cubells Ridaura (17 January 1900 – 13 March 1964) was a Spanishfootball player and manager.
Born inValencia, Cubells began to play football in some of the first teams that have already disappeared in Valencia, such as Deportivo Español, before moving on toValencia when it was founded, playing as amidfielder for 13 years.[1][2]
He became one of the first Mestalla idols along withArturo "Montes" Montesinos with whom he had a great friendship, although the fans were divided into "cubellistas" or "montistas".[citation needed]
He became the first Valencia player to play for the Spain national team when he made his debut on 17 May 1925 in a match againstPortugal. He was capped 5 games and scored only once, in a 1–0 win over Austria on 27 September 1925.[3]
Being aValencia player, he was eligible to play for theValencian national team, and he was part of the team's first-ever line-up on 19 November 1922, in the quarter-finals of the1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup against anAndalusia XI, who were also making their international with the likes ofKinké, and although they lost 1–2, Cubells scored the consolation goal, thus becoming the author of the first goal in the history of the team.[4] In thefollowing edition they faced Andalusia in the quarter-finals again, and again they lost this time 2–3, with Cubells being once again the scorer of Valencia's consolation goals.[4] Despite never going further than the quarter-finals, he is among theall-time top goal scorer in the competition's history with three goals.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 September 1925 | Hohe Warte Stadium,Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 1922 | Campo de Algirós,Valencia, Spain |  Andalusia | 1–2 | 1922-23 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 11 November 1923 | Mestalla Stadium,Valencia, Spain | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1923-24 Prince of Asturias Cup quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2–2 |
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